Re: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise V1 #562

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From: Kenneth Cooperstein <cprstnc1_at_optonline.net>
To: paddlewise, paddlewise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Saturday, June 05, 1999 3:59 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise V1 #562


>When a rower "catches a crab" this usually means he has failed to
>feather his single oar (sweep) blade before the handle reaches his
>body.  In a shell moving at speed, this results in the handle being
>jammed against his body by the pressure of the water on his blade,
>necessitating that the rower lie down to recover.  Merely skimming the
>water on a recovery is quite common and -- in rough water -- often
>necessary.  Catching a crab in a sculled craft (two oars per rower) is
>unusual because the oar handles usually can clear the torso with the
>seat fully forward.
>>Ken Cooperstein
>
The problem that the rowers in racing sculls in the Round Shaw Row were
having was that due to the low placement of the oarlocks they were not able
to even skim the top of the steep short waves because that would force the
hand grips end of the oars down into the hull. It had nothing to do with not
feathering. Rowing boats with a lot higher seating position did not have
this problem.
Matt Broze


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